Category Archives: Asides

The Return

By takuin | Published: Monday, January 11, 2010
As those of you following me on Twitter or Facebook already know, Akiko and I are leaving for the United States today to attend to a death in the family. I’ll be there for three weeks. I’ll be able to check e-mail and comments sporadically, and I’ll probably keep to one post per week, as usual. [...]
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To Sit With Nothing

By takuin | Published: Monday, January 4, 2010
Takuin sat in the morning and tried to find its self. Despite all the talk of nothingness, oneness, and liberation, it wanted to see the truth. The sun descended before it finished. Takuin is alone.
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To Listen

By takuin | Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
To listen is to share love with another person. It is not an isolated activity, but an open movement; a complete sharing of oneself. I must be open to you completely to really share with you. So I don’t want to waste my time with planning what to say next. If I plan everything while you are [...]
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Are You More Than Experience?

By takuin | Published: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Have you ever questioned why experiences are important to you? Why certain memories you hold onto, while others you throw aside? You may hold onto the memory of the greatest sexual encounter you’ve ever had, or the time you had the hell beat out of you. But why? Why do we hold on to these things, [...]
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To The Student

By takuin | Published: Friday, June 12, 2009
Don’t say you are ‘All One.’ That is an incredibly powerful statement. And as we go into this step by step we can see your confusion. So is the fact your confusion, or your idea of being All One? If you are All One, you would have no questions to the contrary. You would not [...]
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Zen and the Cockroach

By takuin | Published: Saturday, May 30, 2009
Takuin sat in a Zen temple in Kyoto, waiting for a Zen Monk and an interesting conversation. During his wait, he saw a little cockroach making its way across the floor. It was indecisive; move one way, go back, move one way, go back. He sat with this little creature for some time while waiting. Then, a [...]
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The Human Form

By takuin | Published: Saturday, April 25, 2009
The human form is fascinating, as are all living forms. It is within this house we sit, but there are no walls, no floor, no ceiling, and no chair to sit upon. But that is good, for we are not there either. This body will continue to go on, until it ceases to continue.
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Subtle Danger

By takuin | Published: Saturday, April 4, 2009
The danger is in reaching for the ‘idea’ of freedom, thinking it is in any way real. A guru may tell us it is all bliss, all love, all this or that, and all we can do is imagine that apparent state. Then we begin our search by looking for the state we have imagined, [...]
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Water Fasting – Final Day

By takuin | Published: Saturday, February 28, 2009
No problems, no problems. I did not fall off the wagon, and it is surprising to think there has been no real food to support this body for the last 28 days. Yet, there is this strange feeling, knowing that I will re-introduce food tomorrow. It is uneasy, and something I must listen to. I’ll [...]
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Water Fasting – Day 23

By takuin | Published: Monday, February 23, 2009
Focus has become more steady, and has finally reached a comfortable level of functioning. I think if I were to extend this fast into March, I would not suffer any ill effects due to lack of concentration. But I won’t be doing that. All is very well.
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